What Leads to the Development of the First Tricyclic Antidepressant

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Multiple Choice

What leads to the development of the first tricyclic antidepressant drug imipramine?

• A) The accidental discovery that drugs used to treat Parkinson's disease were also effective in treating depression
• B) A successful attempt to minimize the cheese effect
• C) The push for a movement away from MAO inhibitors
• D) A failed attempt to develop an antipsychotic drug

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